E kore te matau e rawe ki te moana takai ai, engari anō a uta. Our country is at a crossroads. The decisions we make now will determine what kind of planet we pass on to our grandchildren. Governments have known about the climate crisis for decades but have failed to take meaningful action, putting our future at risk. In the last three years in Government, we’ve done more for climate action than in the last three decades of governments...

Click here for our 2020 Farming for the Future Plan Aotearoa can have a thriving and sustainable agricultural sector that responds to the challenge of climate change while protecting food security, producing high value exports, preserving and enhancing the natural environment, and contributing to flourishing rural communities. Intensive agriculture pollutes our waterways, degrades our land, warms our planet, and endangers biodiversity. Decades of focus on quantity over quality has left many farmers in debt and at risk from market changes...

Artists and creatives should be valued and the work they make should be accessible to everyone. But the creative sector has been underfunded for years, and COVID-19 has left many artists without a paying audience. Many artists and creatives, particularly those just starting out, end up compromising their work or giving up entirely. This robs them of their passion, and denies all of us their contributions to Aotearoa’s social fabric. The Green Party believes in sustainable public funding for the...

The Green Party supports a thriving, vibrant media sector, with a diversity of accessible and independent sources to entertain and inform New Zealanders, and hold power to account. The media sector is changing fast, under enormous financial pressure in an environment of diminishing public trust. New thinking is needed. COVID-19 has brought the issues the media faces into harsher light, with sudden job losses and uncertain futures. Less journalism means more unchecked power for decision-makers, which is bad for everyone....

The Green Party wants future generations to know we did everything we could to prevent the climate crisis. Unfortunately, previous governments left polluters free to profit at the cost of our kids’ and grandkids’ futures. The changing climate means communities throughout Aotearoa and around the world are facing more extreme weather events. During the last three years in Government the Green Party has done more for the climate than all governments for the past 30 years combined. We passed the...

Cities and towns can be places where people and nature thrive, with affordable homes, low-emissions transport, clean rivers and beaches, and vibrant green spaces. But successive governments have failed to plan for flourishing urban environments, leading to an over-reliance on roads and car parks, poor quality buildings, and polluted waterways. The Green Party in Government is making change for the better. We are working to ensure new Crown developments will be low-emissions and prioritise active transport, including with Homestar 6...

Fair and sustainable trade is critical to the wellbeing of Aotearoa. The Green Party supports trade that is fair, protects human and workers’ rights, is environmentally sustainable, and honours te Tiriti o Waitangi. But international trade rules are broken. Recent trade agreements have protected the profits of foreign corporates by signing away Aotearoa’s right to regulate in our public best interest. Agreements have neglected the environment, allowed breaches of our privacy rights, encouraged foreign investment that does not benefit Aotearoa,...

In the wake of COVID-19, we must empower small businesses in Aotearoa to flourish, create new jobs, and support their local communities. The Green Party knows that supporting sustainable business is one of the best ways to renew our economy. COVID-19 has shaken up “business as usual,” and highlighted existing issues like cash flow insecurity and the power imbalance in commercial tenancy arrangements. We all need our local businesses to be resilient and well equipped to protect the environment. We...

A sustainable economy means good working conditions and fair distribution of the benefits of our natural resources. As we respond to the disruption caused by COVID-19 and continue the transition to a climate safe future, sustainable jobs are more crucial than ever before. However, Aotearoa’s economy is still based on unsustainable extraction and exploitation – and it is vulnerable to economic shocks. The Green Party believes job creation must prioritise restoring our environment, caring for people, and replacing emissions intensive...

A strong manufacturing and technology sector will create jobs in low-emissions industries and ensure we can sell Aotearoa’s skills to the world. The digital revolution is an opportunity to create a more sustainable economy, address social inequalities, and connect communities. Aotearoa’s economy relies too much on exporting large volumes of low-value raw commodities. If the Government makes smart choices, Aotearoa can develop a green economy with world class, modern manufacturing and technology sectors at its heart. Reviving our local manufacturing...